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Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP

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Specializes in: Counseling and Psychology
Professional interests include: anxiety, borderline personality disorder (BPD), chronic pain, and more.
705 South Main Street
Plymouth, MI 48170

Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP is a counselor in Plymouth, MI specializing in counseling and psychology.

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705 South Main Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
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Some issues Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Couples Issues

Couples' issues are problems that occur in spousal or romantic relationships. While every couple may have some disagreements, couples' issues can grow more severe when unresolved disagreements fester over time, potentially culminating in resentment and emotional distress. These issues can lead to breakups, including divorce. Fortunately, people can strengthen their relationships through communication, empathy, and compromise. Couples counseling can help people overcome relationship problems and work through conflicts in a positive setting.

Some examples of couples' issues include:

  • Infidelity
  • Lack of intimacy
  • Disagreements in parenting styles
  • Financial disagreements
  • Trust issues

Couples counseling, also referred to as couples therapy or marital counseling, can help people assess and better understand fractures in their relationships. A couples counselor may ask partners to determine what problems they are facing. Couples counselors may instruct each partner to describe their underlying emotions, experiences, and beliefs in detail. This process may be performed with both partners in the same room or just one at a time. The goal of this exercise is for partners to gain greater understanding of each other's needs and to create solutions for these needs to be met. For example, a couple may arrive at the conclusion that one partner's work schedule leads the other to feel neglected or overwhelmed. Then, couples might implement strategies such as increased communication and partner agreements. These strategies may address previous conflicts as well as prevent new ones from occurring.

In some instances, couples counselors may recommend individual therapy for one or both partners. Individual therapy can address mental health problems that negatively impact the relationship. With continued counseling, people can restore communication and may gain greater understanding of one another's needs, enabling them to better develop solutions for these needs to be properly met.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated during 2016 were depression.

Hypertension 0
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 208

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP.

Age
From 65 to 74 11
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated during 2017 were depression, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 183

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP.

Age
From 65 to 74 12
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated during 2018 were depression, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated during 2019 were depression.

Hypertension 0
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI during 2020 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated during 2020 were depression.

Hypertension 0
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated as a counselor in Plymouth, MI were mental health therapy.

mental health therapy 164

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP.

Age
85 and over 0
75 to 84 0
Less than 65 0
65 to 74 4

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP From 2016 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen A. Perez, PHD, Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LLP treated were depression, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 21
High Cholesterol 19
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Education & Training

She has a state license in Michigan.

Licensed In: Michigan

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Biography

Dr. Karen Perez is a psychology and counseling specialist in Plymouth, MI. Dr. Perez's areas of expertise include behavioral therapy, depression, and christian counseling.

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